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Collector demographicsMethodology input
The Great Car Transfer raises a liquidity question
A projected generational transfer of collector vehicles reinforces the need to model demand breadth by era and buyer cohort.
17 September 2026North AmericaActionability: Medium
What changed
Collectors aged 60-plus account for roughly 63% of insured collector vehicles.
Hagerty projects approximately 12 million vehicles worth $570bn could change hands over 15 years.
Implication for SCC
SCI methodology / re-score
Use demographic demand breadth as a slow-moving liquidity input, not an immediate price adjustment.
Outlook watch
Track whether 1990s and 2000s halo cars show broader younger-cohort demand than older segments.
Evidence caveats
- Projection is not a transaction forecast.
- The insured population and assumptions are not globally representative.